Leipzig: The overall biggest in Germany, by floor area largest in Europe, and at 114 meters tallest town hall of Germany and Europe.
Hamburg: At 112 meters the second tallest in Germany and in Europe.
Köln (Cologne): The oldest of these, built in the beginning of the 15th century.
Stuttgart and Dortmund: The war. They could have rebuilt but chose not to.
Essen: They sold it in the 1960s, the new owner demolished it and built an emporium. Yep, it’s sad. At least it wasn’t that old.
mage_irl on
I like how they all look super historical and then Essen just looks like the most depressing office hellscape ever.
Lex2882 on
Hamburg is definitely a place I can recommend visiting.
geoRgLeoGraff on
Hamburg all the way 💪💪💪💪
MeanForest on
I’ve heard of every single city except for Essen, why is that?
Lebensfreud on
Tbf Hamburg, Berlin and Bremen aren’t really just “town halls” but local parliaments.
Them being called “town halls” is mostly just a historical quirk, their job is a bit different and more large scale than normal town hall. So them being a bit fancier is natural.
Zookeeeyeper on
for me the winner is Köln (second: Bremen, third: Frankfurt am Main)
jpbattistella on
I can’t choose just one, there are like five tied for first place, and that’s great!
GiantLobsters on
Köln Bremen Dortmund are my top 3. I really don’t dig XIX century cookie cuter historicism that most of the rest represent
skybcn1013 on
The one in Hannover can definitely compete with all of them.
Niko2065 on
Dresden, Dortmund, Essen….back to the drawing board. If even bloody Frankfurt A.M of all places can have a nice town hall then you lot got no excuses.
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Info on some of the town halls:
Leipzig: The overall biggest in Germany, by floor area largest in Europe, and at 114 meters tallest town hall of Germany and Europe.
Hamburg: At 112 meters the second tallest in Germany and in Europe.
Köln (Cologne): The oldest of these, built in the beginning of the 15th century.
Stuttgart and Dortmund: The war. They could have rebuilt but chose not to.
Essen: They sold it in the 1960s, the new owner demolished it and built an emporium. Yep, it’s sad. At least it wasn’t that old.
I like how they all look super historical and then Essen just looks like the most depressing office hellscape ever.
Hamburg is definitely a place I can recommend visiting.
Hamburg all the way 💪💪💪💪
I’ve heard of every single city except for Essen, why is that?
Tbf Hamburg, Berlin and Bremen aren’t really just “town halls” but local parliaments.
Them being called “town halls” is mostly just a historical quirk, their job is a bit different and more large scale than normal town hall. So them being a bit fancier is natural.
for me the winner is Köln (second: Bremen, third: Frankfurt am Main)
I can’t choose just one, there are like five tied for first place, and that’s great!
Köln Bremen Dortmund are my top 3. I really don’t dig XIX century cookie cuter historicism that most of the rest represent
The one in Hannover can definitely compete with all of them.
Dresden, Dortmund, Essen….back to the drawing board. If even bloody Frankfurt A.M of all places can have a nice town hall then you lot got no excuses.
Hamburg winning as usual